Parks Superintendent

Town of Fountain Hills•Fountain Hills, AZ

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Town of Fountain Hills is seeking an experienced, hands-on parks professional to serve as its next Parks Superintendent. This full-time leadership position plays an important role in ensuring the Town’s parks, public grounds, and landscaped rights-of-way are safe, attractive, and well maintained for residents and visitors. Reporting directly to the Community Services Director, the Parks Superintendent leads the Parks Division team, including the Parks Supervisor, Park Operations Leads, and Groundskeeper. The Superintendent plans and directs division operations, develops and monitors the budget, supervises and evaluates staff, oversees park facilities and daily maintenance activities, and administers the Town’s landscaping master contract. The successful candidate will combine strong leadership and operational knowledge with effective budget, contract, and customer-service skills. The position works closely with other Town departments, contractors, and members of the community to resolve concerns and continually improve park operations.

Requirements

Work requires knowledge of a specific vocational, administrative, or technical nature, which may be obtained with a two-year associate degree, diploma or equivalent from a college, technical, business, or vocational school.
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, especially spreadsheets, and Word documents.
Proficient in the use of electronic maintenance management systems.
Minimum 5 years experience in supervision of municipal parks or ground maintenance.
Possess a valid Arizona Driver's License for a minimum of two years with a good driving record.
Ability to read and interpret reports, memos, bids, blueprints, manuals, and correspondence.
Work requires the ability to perform general math calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, basic calibrations for chemical applications.
Requires ability to correspond by writing reports, e-mails, memos, letters, requisitions, and employee evaluations.
Responsibilities include personnel reviews, maintenance schedules, administering contracts, and attending meetings.
Responsible for preparing all Town parks annual budgets, including research and recommendations for park equipment and facilities.
Work requires managing and supervising all Parks Division employees, including input on hiring, disciplinary actions, goal setting and evaluations.
Work requires extensive knowledge of all aspects of grounds and facilities maintenance: turf, irrigation, buildings, electrical, mechanical, safety, budgets, customer service.
Work is governed by broad instructions, objectives, and policies.
Work requires the exercise of considerable initiative and independent analytical and evaluative judgment.
Requires the ability to exercise decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.

Nice To Haves

Playground Equipment and Safety certification
CPR certification
First Aid Certification
Structural Pest Control license

Responsibilities

Directs, supervises, and evaluates Parks Division staff.
Responsible for overall operation of Parks Division facilities, amenities, vehicles, and equipment.
Provides organizational leadership by developing division and individual goals and objectives, and recommending strategies for maximizing efficiency, safety, and quality of park operations.
Ensures safe and efficient operation of Parks facilities and equipment and compliance with Town policies, state, and local regulations.
Develops and monitors overall Parks Division budget.
Conducts research and prepares written budgetary expenditure justification, facility usage and activity reports.
Reviews and approves division purchases.
Oversees, coordinates, and administers the Town’s landscaping master contract for maintenance of parks, rights-of-way, groundskeeping, and other landscaping needs.
Meets with vendors and oversees contract workers.
Participates in the planning of new park facilities.
Plans, develops, and evaluates annual maintenance, landscape and horticulture plans for parks.
Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations and customer service by streamlining work processes, reducing turnaround times, and ensuring budgetary goals are met.
Assists staff with daily maintenance and operations as needed at each park facility.
Performs other duties as assigned or required.